Deutschnofen (German pronunciation: [ˌdɔʏtʃn̩ˈoːfn̩]; Italian: Nova Ponente [ˈnɔːva poˈnɛnte]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of the city of Bolzano.

Deutschnofen
Gemeinde Deutschnofen
Comune di Nova Ponente
Location of Deutschnofen
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Deutschnofen is located in Italy
Deutschnofen
Deutschnofen
Location of Deutschnofen in Italy
Deutschnofen is located in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Deutschnofen
Deutschnofen
Deutschnofen (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol)
Coordinates: 46°25′N 11°26′E / 46.417°N 11.433°E / 46.417; 11.433
CountryItaly
RegionTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
ProvinceSouth Tyrol (BZ)
FrazioniPetersberg (Monte San Pietro), Sankt Nikolaus/Eggen (San Nicolò d'Ega)
Government
 • MayorBernhard Daum
Area
 • Total
112.49 km2 (43.43 sq mi)
Elevation
1,357 m (4,452 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2020)[2]
 • Total
4,011
 • Density36/km2 (92/sq mi)
DemonymsGerman: Deutschnofner
Italian: di Nova Ponente
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39050
Dialing code0471
WebsiteOfficial website

Deutschnofen borders the following municipalities: Aldein, Bolzano, Bronzolo, Karneid, Laives, Welschnofen, and municipalities of Predazzo, Tesero and Varena in Trentino.

The municipality of Deutschnofen contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Petersberg (Italian: Monte San Pietro), Eggen (Italian: San Nicolò d'Ega), Rauth (Novale) and Obereggen, a small tourist village located on the foot of the Latemar, with some 900 inhabitants.

The A22 motorway is located 15 kilometres (9 mi) from the village. Deutschnofen shares 7 km of the frontier with Trentino. The Brantental valley connects it with Laives.


Coat-of-arms

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The coat of arms is party per fess of argent and gules crossed, from edge to edge, from a knotty sable branch. The color argent symbolizes the deposits of dolomite and the gules ones those of porphyry; the branch represents the woodiness of the municipality. The emblem was adopted in 1969.[3]

Linguistic distribution

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According to the 2011 census, 97.42% of the population speak German, 2.33% Italian and 0.25% Ladin as first language.[4]

Language 2001[5] 2011[4]
German 97.10% 97.42%
Italian 2.51% 2.33%
Ladin 0.39% 0.25%
 
Location of Deutschnofen within the Province of Bolzano-Bozen

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Heraldry of the World: Deutschofen". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  4. ^ a b "Volkszählung 2011/Censimento della popolazione 2011". astat info (38). Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol: 6–7. June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  5. ^ Oscar Benvenuto (ed.): "South Tyrol in Figures 2008", Provincial Statistics Institute of the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Bozen/Bolzano 2007, p. 16, table 10
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